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1. Understand why a psychological analysis of gender-neutral and gender-specific factors is important to understand female offending behaviour
2. Appreciate the principal research methods used to explore female-specific risk factors for criminality
3. Understand the implications of existing findings for improved interventions with female offenders.
1. Based on the information provided in the Case Study 20.1:a. On what trajectory should we classify Kate?b. What are the risk and protective factors?c. What interventions should we propose to help Kate and her son?
2. Based on the information provided in Case Study 20.2:a. On what pathway should we classify Tracy?b. What are her criminogenic factors?c. What interventions should we propose to help Tracy?
1. Understand the way in which psychological approaches to offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD)might differ from mainstream approaches
2. Appreciate the principal research methods used to explore the way in which offenders with IDD respond to assessment and treatment
3. Understand the implications of existing findings for the care and treatment of offenders with IDD.
1. What are the difficulties in the assessment of risk in offenders with intellectual disability?
2. Review the evidence for and against the view that intellectual disability and autism spectrum are serious risk factors for offending.
3. Contrast the evidence on the effectiveness of treatment for violent offenders and sexual offenders.
4. Describe how you would conduct an assessment for criminogenic factors in offenders with intellectual disability.
5. Low functioning offenders can be assessed and treated in much the same way as any other offender. Discuss this statement.
1. Describe the Good Lives Model of offender rehabilitation
2. Evaluate recent evidence for what works in offender rehabilitation, including contributions from the desistance literature
3. Understand the advantages of this model compared to a pure risk management approach.
1. What is a rehabilitation theory?
2. What role do values play in the process of offender rehabilitation?
3. Outline the concept of desistance and describe its role in offender reintegration.
4. Outline and critically evaluate the RNR model of offender rehabilitation.
5. Outline and critically evaluate the GLM model of offender rehabilitation.
6. Contrast and compare the RNR and GLM models of rehabilitation.
Is the faculty member a member of a professional organization? If so, which one(s)?
Did the faculty member teach elsewhere before coming to your school?
What committees does the person serve on?
What courses does he/she teach?
Where did the faculty member get his/her education? What field?
List one of the faculty’s publications in APA style.
What publications does the faculty member have? (Do a literature search.)
What research interests does the faculty member have?
Does the person have her/his vita posted?
When is the deadline?
What must a person do to apply?
Does the position seem more focused on teaching, research, or administration?
What are the responsibilities of the position?
Is it tenure-track, tenured, or something other designation?
What rank is the position (visiting, instructor, assistant, associate, full)?
Where is the position?
What is their acceptance rate? How many people apply? How many people do they accept? How many people actually come to the program?
What do their students end up doing when they graduate?
What, if any, financial support do they provide their students?
What other requirements do they have for admission?
Do they require entrance exams (e.g., the GRE)? If so, what are the minimum scores?More importantly, what are the average scores of recent students?
When is the application deadline?
What are the application procedures?
What degrees does the program offer?
What is the name of the program?
What are some of the topics they study?
If the person is a professor, what courses do they teach?
What other publications/presentations does the person have?
What is the person’s job (e.g., professor, student, clinician)?
Where does the person work?
Were any of the authors students?
Where do the authors work?
What are some of the topics studied?
What training is required for the position?
What does a person include in his/her application?
How does an applicant apply?
Where is the position?
What type of position is it (academic, nonacademic, postdoctoral fellowship)?
board certification by the American Board of Forensic Psychology. (This aspect is preferred but not required.)
licensure as a psychologist in the respective jurisdiction; and
postdoctoral training in a forensically oriented environment under a forensic psychologist;
general broad training at the doctoral level in clinical, counseling, or school psychology including supervised practica;
f. How do you apply for the position?
e. What are the requirements for the position (e.g., doctorate, research experience, licensure)?
d. Does it specify a particular area of health psychology (e.g., pain management, smoking cessation, obesity)?
c. What are the job responsibilities?
b. Where is it located (hospital, research institute, university)?
a. What is the title of the position?
e. What are the program’s research and clinical focus areas?
d. Is the program accredited?
c. What type of degree does it offer?
b. Who is the program director?
a. What is the name of the university?
d. Is it part of a concentration, minor, or major program?
c. Are there any prerequisites for the course?
b. Is it an undergraduate or graduate level course?
a. What department offers the course?
g. Is the person a licensed psychologist?3. Using an article from one of the exercise and sport psychology publications noted in the chapter, answer the following questions.a. What is the title of the article?b. Who are the authors?c. What are their affiliations?/Where do they work?d. In 3 or 4
f. What subspecialties and specializations does the person list?
e. What age client does the person see?
d. In what sports does the person consult?
c. What is the person’s contact information?
b. What is the person’s job title?
a. Where is the person employed?
Maintaining an exercise program.1. Using your college’s course catalog, identify courses that are related to exercise and sport psychology. Answer the following questions for each course.a. What department offers the course?b. Is it an undergraduate or graduate level course?c. Is it part of a
Psychological issues associated with officiating/refereeing
Coaching and motivational behavior
Working with athletes who dope
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues in sport
Gambling by student and professional athletes
Disordered eating in dance professionals
Coping with competitive pressure and sport performance anxiety
Alcohol and drug use among student athletes
Adapting exercise and physical activity for those persons with disabilities
3. Think of an aspect of your learning or functioning in a school setting that has been a source of difficulty (e.g., reading comprehension, social relationships, stress management, study habits).Conduct a literature search to find articles in education and school psychology journals that address
2. Contact a school psychologist within a school or school district that you previously attended as a student. Inquire about the possibility of interviewing him or her, either in person, by phone, or by email, to gain a better understanding of the nature of their work and their career choice.
1. Investigate graduate programs in either educational or school psychology. Once you find a program that fits your interests, identify a faculty member whose work appeals to you. Read a recent publication by this faculty member and generate questions about this work. Consider contacting this
4. Investigate a volunteer opportunity within an area hospital or residential treatment center.Larger hospitals often have volunteer centers and allow some choice in the areas you work(e.g., psychiatric unit or mental health outpatient clinic). These experiences can often help focus your career

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